Senator Christopher "Bong" Go and other members of the Philippine Senate delegation in France met with French companies and private sector leaders to discuss potential opportunities and areas of economic cooperation on the second official day of their parliamentary visit to the European country. On...
Alex Eala By NIKOLE JAVIER Alex Eala marched into the semifinals of the W80 Poitiers tournament in France after disposing of Ana Konjuh of Croatia, 6-2, 6-3, on Friday, Oct. 28. After taking down Russian Vitalia Diatchenko the other day, 6-4, 6-3, the 17-year-old Filipina remained as...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Alex Eala barged into the quarterfinals of the W80 Poitiers tournament in France after taking down Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia, 6-3, 6-4, on Thursday, Oct. 29. After suffering an early exit in the doubles contention with Croatian partner Petra Marcinko, 5-7, 2-6, against...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda and six other senators have left for France to meet with their French counterparts and discuss how to enhance the bilateral ties between the two nations. “This meeting is an opportune time for us to assess our...
France and the Philippines will be celebrating their 75th year of diplomatic relations by featuring events focused on arts, culture, film and gastronomy. The celebration of the two countries' diplomatic anniversary will run for four months. It will feature by art exhibits, film festivals, ballet...
PARIS, France -- France's prime minister warned striking oil industry workers Sunday that the government might once again use its requisition powers to force workers back to their posts to ease fuel shortages. A protester holds a placard reading 'let's go on strike bigger' during a rally against...
The French government, a known advocate of environmental protection, and its partner companies can help the Philippines guard the environment by providing technical assistance and other means of support. Environmentalist Senator Loren Legarda made the call on the French government as well as on...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr is poised to visit France, although there is still no definite date yet when it will happen, French envoy to the Philippines has bared. Ambassador Michèle Boccoz said "it's really too soon to say what's going to happen," but "there are exchanges at the...
Foreign governments have warned the public against the "chilling effect" that the killing of hard-hitting journalist Percy Mabasa, also known as Percy Lapid, may create. In a joint statement on Tuesday, the embassies of Canada and the Netherlands, which co-chair the Media Freedom Coalition in the...
TBW Studios brings the Japanese dystopian movie to the country Stefanie Arianne Among the leading film production and distribution companies in the country, TBA Studios has acquired the exclusive Philippine theatrical rights to the award-winning film Plan 75 . The critically lauded dystopian drama,...
France has expressed its commitment to preserve the rule of law, the freedom of navigation and overflight and other multilateral orders as it sees the need to strengthen the sovereignty of its international partners in the Indo-Pacific region, including the Philippines. French Ambassador to the...
The relations between France and the Philippines in terms of military, agriculture and energy must be strengthened amid "crucial" times in the Indo-Pacific region, French envoy to the Philippines said Wednesday. In a symposium organized by The Stratbase Group on the defense posture of the two...
